Suzuki Sv650s Vs Yamaha R1 Brands Hatch Indy 12-4-21 

I had an R1 owner say to me once "why would anyone want a 600?" Lol. I couldn't be bothered explaining, and left him in his little dream. 😊

Straights are for fast bikes...corners are for fast RIDERS!

Amazing little V twin. Finally bought a blue '23 650 before they're gone. Haven't seen one in the dealership since. Maybe not the latest and greatest, but I love 'em anyway. JHS racing in the UK are getting over 100 hp with some of their SV's. These guys are real SV nuts. Just returned from a 1K mile trip into Oregon, US and found a 100 mile road of twisties and nobody on it. I thought I died and went to heaven. The SV was happy and so was I.

Red/white leathers should've backed off, he's the slower rider.

Great example of cornering vs straight line speed. The R1 rider sounded impressed ;)

THE FUN - it is all about that :) Cheers mate! I am glad there are still many riders showing that eagerness to race is more than just possesion of a track bike.

Absolutely flying there mind. Goes to show you don't need big power to be quick all in the riding. If I can get half as quick as this I will be happy.

R1 parking it in the corners.

Sv corner speed shocks everyone especially with a decent pilot on it great to see

Some of these comments are a bit cringe and missing a lot of important points. -The SV is heavily modded and dialed in for track duty, the R1 may be stock or mildly modded and not optimally so. Anyone who's seen what a track prepped Ninja 400 can do with an experienced 100 lb teenager knows how big of a difference a track prepped bike can make, especially on a place like Brands Hatch Indy that is basically non-stop cornering. -Yes, the R1 has more power, but there's nowhere to use it. Everywhere is a corner on this config and with an old school liter bike you have to carefully apply throttle to keep the front wheel down and prevent wheelspin. The SV has just the right amount of power that you can just full throttle almost anywhere and makes it a less stressful calculation coming out of corners. -The R1 rider probably has way less track experience. Sure, you might say "well, he should be on a slower bike then!", but the used market can be wacky sometimes and it might just be he was going to get a 650 or 600 and came across an R1 for dirt cheap and said fuck it and rolled with it. Some people also like liter bikes so they can shift less and therefore focus more on braking and cornering instead of constantly rowing the gear box. Even at 70hp the SV650 is a very quick vehicle by car standards, so it doesn't surprise me in the least that it can keep up with an R1 on a track config like this that's nearly all corners. People don't understand how utterly useless 200hp really is unless you're doing highway top speed runs. Not to take away from the guy on the SV650, passing people is passing people, but let's live in reality and understand the full context of the situation and not get some delusional misinterpretation that the SV650 is some god-tier R1 killer because I assure you if you put MotoGP/WSBK/AMA/etc. riders on each with similar amounts of modding allowed the R1 will be gone and never be seen again.

You took the R1 both inside and FAR OUTSIDE..and you spanked it those times you did..luv this..luv my sv650s

Once i read this on reddit and i will never forget: " The Suzuki SV 650 is the greatest gift to mankind"

Good ride. The R1 is messy though. He obviously is making a conscious effort just to block you. If I were the R1, I would let you pass then follow you for 2 or 3 laps to study your lines....then I'll pass you.

Fantastic riding, must have been so satisfying to pull a gap and hang on to your lead! R1 rider was such a good sport, too-that's what it's all about 👌🏽

It’s really satisfying to see that despite being on a much more powerful bike that guy really isn’t faster overall. Your skill is evident in the corners next to him

Nice riding bro! Love my SV. The guy on the r1 is hilarious

Sv650 vs r1 and killing it...man rating 1000000000

Guy on the R1 is in your way.

Looks like the guy on the R1 was holding you up kid ..I'm racing there at the weekend on my sv so checking out your video

Love the way that sv650 sounds I want one to turn into a track bike too just because

I think you've just convinced me to go for an SV as my first big road bike over an MT07. As a man who enjoys handling, i tjink its going to be a better fit, and Mallory Park is only about 25 minutes from me😊 Epic riding buddy, really enjoyed this. 😎👍🏽

Got my sv650s 2009 a month ago after 20 years of not riding, dark grey with black rims.Will be year's commuter ,cant wait for those early morning rides.

Thinking of buying one myself - checked your other pani vid - paddock on the SV checking the speed looks slightly quicker? or is that due to gearing? I suppose you can carry alot of corner speed into and out of the corners on the sv - all about momentum?

Just bought a gen two prepping it for next year can't wait ❤❤

the guy with the R1 is very dangerous for himself and other pilots... he shouldn't be on a track... in fact, he shouldn't drive this kind of bike... The guy with the Sv650S is very good. a pleasure to watch him driving.

Very impressive. I miss my SV and feel sad that I did not do track days when I had one :)

I just bought one of these, I can't wait to take it to the track

Chap on the R1 is a pain in the brown eye.

Nice clean fun!

I love the sv650, best bike ever imo

Wish Sv650s will come back in production line, love the half fairing. Now we only have Sv650x with a tiny fairing.

Where did you mount the front GoPro? I have an SV1000 and couldn’t really find a good place to view the dashboard without blocking my view

The sound lf the v twin!

i hate it when youre dominating someone on turns and they overtake you on the straight because they have a more powerful bike. then it becomes an infinite loop until one of you decides to go to pit or something and brake the cycle

Bless him its a track r1 aswell

Did Cadwell on my Sv650 recently instead of my gsxr and damn, it stood its ground. Loads of people probably went home wondering why they needed a 1000cc bike. Its also amazing how many people arent fit enough to even last 20 minutes on track.

BRAVO

Ive trackdayed on RD500LC/YZF750R/TZR250RSP 3XV//YAMAHA R7OWO2 and the 250 with 45ish bhp was the best giant killer of the lot of em,...

Great vid! You mind telling us some of the mods you've made to the bike? About to buy an SV, and it would be great to know some of the things I might want to consider doing.

Is the suspension stock or have you got stiffer springs and shock mate? Looking quick, how long have you been doing Trackdays?

I have an sv650s k5, had it a few months now and I was honestly getting bored of it. It’s not very fast in a straight line and the way it puts the power down, is just boring. But I recently took it to Scotland and it made me appreciate it so much more. Not many riders could keep up in the twistys. Such an amazing handling bike, so balanced. One thing that was letting me down was the brakes, they lack feel and tend to fade after very hard riding. Suspension can be a bit dodgy round a tight bumpy corner too. Thinking of swapping the front end from a gsxr - do you have any experience with it? Is it worth the hassle?

Great riding. The R1 should have definitely checked his ego and followed you around to learn a few things. What is you suspension set up on the sv?

Out of interest what brake setup do you run on track. My SV650 brakes let the bike down IMO, I've got a KTM and that feels like it's literally got twice the stopping power. My pistons are free, discs are clean, my fluid is new and my pads are new but the brakes are so disappointing. Apart from my old VFR750 these are the worse brakes I've ever had. I could do faster but I know I won't get it stopped.

You seem a tad undergeared, just a thought use the torque. Very impressive ride, I'm buying one for a winter build shortly. 👋👋👋

The opposite camber on clearways was my favorite corner that messed with a lot of racers heads.

masterful riding

SV650 gets a lot of respect as an all-around great bike for newbies and experts, but it doesn't get enough respect as a formidable sport bike. a pro on an sv650 can smoke an amateur on a liter bike any day if you're not strictly drag racing.

Nice riding👍👍👍 Just bought an sv 650 for the track, doing Cadwell early October, can’t wait.

I have always said bigger isn’t always better

Love it mate, like you said wringing the neck out of it, thats what I like about the SV it just has that right amount. So when you ride it FXXkin hell its just so good. Love my SV, basically got the same set up as yours but use mine on the road.. Have a GSXR1000R as well but just love the way you can cane an SV on the road... And the sound.. :)

Someone needs to tell the guy on the r1 that your ego, is not your amigo. He should fall behind the sv and learn a thing or two instead of being a straight line hero haha

what mod and gearing thx

Bro if that r1 was an r6 you'd bury him very good riding on a very good bike

Great video brother. There is a MINT SV650S 2009 (blue with white stripe) locally for $4000 USD. Super low miles and bone stock. Considering it. I want an SV of some sort so bad!!

Great fun, whatever u riding

Wow nice riding!! Do you have a Quickshifter onboard?

Last night I went on a Moon Run here in South Africa whereby about 20 of us on everything from New Gen Busas to K5 and everything in between basically race from bar to bar through many of the mountain passes here in Cape Town. If I told the entire RU-vid community that the little SV destroyed almost everything that was available as the smallest capacity and lowest powered bike they wouldn't believe. I'm 43 and have legged and owned many a bike in my life but Suzuki SV650 is the creme of cremes in the fun stuff.

Yo whats the jacket brand that the camera guy is wearing?!

nice lines man! what year sv was this?

What brand of tires are on the sv650?

Nice ride, this r1 would really annoy me thought...

Hi, can you tell me what gearing you are running here please. Cheers

awesome riding - are you running stock 160 rear tire?

TBF to the lad an R1 would be a lot harder to ride at indy than the lovely SV650

I wonder why they’re not opening the full track. Why only the small loop

Looks like you could use a steering dampener. damn good riding though

A lot of wobble. Stiffer compound,PSI.

I thought Max Torque on these was around 8,500. It's more about Mid Range power from 6,500 to 8,500. Why the need to red line it? Seems its being ridden like a 4cyl. Am I mistaken? Great ride by the way though :D

Just knew he was gonna be slow. Probably goes through brake pads quicker than his tyres.

The guy in the r1 is a bit off target.

La différence entre un pilote et des poireaux avec au moins 100 CV de plus, 😂😂😂😂 ...v

R1 guy body positon is so cringe, almost unwatchable. In case you see this, go take a course or something my dude.

R1 rider is just not good as you thats the reason.

Comme quoi , la puissance ne fait pas tout 😅 le type à la r1 est NUL NUL NUL NUL ; HOOOOOO HOOOOO HOOOO R1 from balls